Temperatures could fluctuate from around 80 degrees to the upper 60s this week, but Easter Sunday is expected to be comfortable, Albert Thomas Jr. explains in this installment of The Wilson Times Weathercast brought to you by NCWheels.com.

Tuesday should begin in the low 40s warming up to a daytime high around 70. Expect a low around 50 Tuesday night and a peak near 80 on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday should see a high in the mid-70s and a low in the mid-50s.

Rain chances rise from 40 percent around noon Friday to 80 percent Friday afternoon and evening. Saturday will be cooler with a high in the upper 60s, with Easter Sunday weather projected to be partly cloudy with daytime highs around 70.

ABOUT THE WEATHERCAST

Albert Thomas Jr., a Wilson attorney and retired judge, will weigh in on Wilson's weather conditions each Tuesday and Saturday. Thomas is a forecast aficionado who recalls Wilson community weatherman Joe Overman's broadcasts on WVOT radio.

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